The principal ruler of tehri garhwal was kanakpal of malwa who forged an alliance with the erstwhile king of chandpur garhi. Agriculture and cattle rearing have been the mainstay of the village economy. Tehri garhwal district data demographics, tehri garhwal. Tehri town, the district headquarter, has been shiftedpresent from the erstwhile district headquarter, old tehri, after construction of tehri dam the sprawling over an area of 45 km. The east india company then merged kumaon, dehradun, and east garhwal into the british empire, whilst transferring the authority of west garhwal to sudarshan shah that came to be known as tehri riyasat. According to census 2011 information the subdistrict code of tehri block is 00297.
Ii tehri garhwal dis trict moist temperate zone 1, 5002400m. The statistical data, graphs and charts shown offer the information on almost all socioeconomic parameters of a. Google map of tehri garhwal district, uttarakhand showing list of villages in tehri garhwal, uttarakhand, major roads, local train route, hotels, hospitals, schools, colleges, religious places and. History tehri garhwal online tehri garhwal garhwal or. History district tehri garhwal, government of uttarakhand india. It had an area of 4,180 square miles 10,800 km2, and a population of 268,885 in 1901. The statistical data, graphs and charts shown offer the information on almost all socioeconomic parameters of a district in a very handy format. It is most popular book provides list of villages and towns, tehri garhwal city map. Garhwal kingdom, was an independent kingdom in the current northwestern himalayan state. The town of tehri, on the river bhagirathi as the ganges is here called has a pop. Health and illness in the worlds cultures, chapter. There are growing concerns regarding the dams stability. Tehri garhwal or garhwal kingdom, was a princely state, ruled by the parmar shah dynasty. Agreement of academic cooperation and exchange between hemwati.
This region was made up of many small forts which were ruled by chieftains. Tehri uttarakhand tourism development board department. Tehri garhwal district, in the garhwal region is a district of uttarakhand with its administrative headquarters located at tehri garhwal city. Garhwal region is surrounded by splendid beauty of himalayan river and valley that are the major attraction of garhwal. Tehri garhwal crime and law, district level information of. Pauri garhwal is surrounded by chamoli, nainital, bijnor, haridwar, dehradun, tehri garhwal and rudraprayag districts. Pdf application of geoinformatics for the integrated watershed. Tehri garhwal tourism 2020 uttarakhand top things to do. Garhwal tourism will provide you latest information about various regions facts, culture, people, languages, photos of beautiful god gifted land tehri garhwal. Essay on jardhargaon a district of tehri garhwal, uttaranchal. Tehri garhwal is a district in the hill state of uttarakhand, india. A district of uttarakhand state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a deputy commissioner earlier called district collector or district magistrate, an officer belonging to the indian administrative service. In 1922, the 19th hyderabad regiment was formed from earlier units, and was joined by the 4th battalion garhwal rifles kumaon rifles to form the nuclei of what would become the kumaon regiment after wwii. The chief, whose title is raja, is descended from a rajput family which formerly ruled over all garhwal.
Ajay singh rawat reconstruction of the political and administrative history. The temple was damaged in an earthquake in 1803 but daulat rao scindia restored it, according to yashwant singh katoch, editor of the book garhwal ka itihas written by pandit harikrishan raturi. Oct 02, 2018 the crops are rice, small millets, wheat, potatoes and a little tea. He and his ancestors ruled over garhwal and the adjacent state of tehri, in an uninterrupted line till 1803, when the gurkhas invaded kumaon and garhwal, driving the garhwal chief into the plains. The gushing bhagirathi which runs through seems to divide the district into two, while the bhilangna, alaknanda, ganga and yamuna rivers border it on the east and west. Tehri in the westem part of uttaranchal during the mid.
New tehri tehri dam ghansali narendra surkanda dhanaulti chamba. Tehri garhwal is a princely state of parmar dynastys shah clan. It adjoined the district of garhwal, and its topographical features were similar. Munikireti and tapovan of the district are the places of penance for the ancient rishis. Pdf the primary issue of the twentyfirst century is optimum utilization of. In the book of rahul sanskrityayan, garwahl allahabad 1953 it is written. Tehri garhwal district data demographics, tehri garhwal city map. Butterflies of garhwal, uttarakhand, western himalaya, india. Garhwal aur garhwal history, culture and language the book is a collection of articles and short stories written by garhwal ek parichay garhwal encyclopedia rs. An administrative history of a nonregulation hill province 18361856 vol. Tehri is a tehsil block cd in the tehri garhwal district of uttarakhand. Tehri garhwal has a population of 6,18,931 peoples. List of all towns and villages in tehri tehsil of tehri garhwal district, uttarakhand.
Its hilly terrain and lack of easy communications have helped it to preserve its culture almost intact. Post independence on independence state of tehri garhwal was merged along with the other small princely states and the state of uttar pradesh was formed. About district district tehri garhwal, government of. Courses at a glance hemvati nandan bahuguna garhwal university. Kumaonis had earlier served in the hyderabad contingent of the british east india company from the late 1700s. The town of tehri was evacuated to make space for the tehri dam, and the population has been shifted to the town of new tehri. The district has a sex ratio of 1077 females for every males. Hello friends, in this article, i am going to talk about uttarakhand gk 2020 questions uttarakhand state gk in pdf. Find district level data information of tehri garhwal district in uttarakhand. In 1901, it had an area of about 4,180 square miles 10,800 km 2 and a population of 268,885. Flag of tehri garhwal hh maharaja manujendra shah sahib bahadur, 7 th and present maharaja of tehri garhwal since 7 th january 2007. The crops are rice, small millets, wheat, potatoes and a little tea.
Applications and challenges of geospatial technology, edition. History of tehri tehri was the capital of the princely state of tehri garhwal garhwal kingdom in british east india company in india. Oct 31, 2019 nearly 500 years ago, one of these chiefs, ajai pal, reduced all the minor principalities under his own sway, and founded the garhwal kingdom. As devbhoomi here you can find a majority of temples, spiritual tourism. The existing state was created by the british after the war with nepal in 1815. Uttarakhand books buy books of uttarakhand garhwal and. One can also see many temples dotted across the place. According to 2011 census, the district encompasses a geographical area of 3642 sq km and has a population of 6,18,931 persons including 2,97,986 males and 3,20,945 females. Regular bus services ply to and fro the city of tehri garhwal, the buses being operated both by private and government owners, especially the uttarakhand state road transport corporation in particular.
Top places to visit in tehri garhwal district, uttarakhand. About 700 years back, one of these bosses, ajai pal, diminished all the minor territories under him and established the garhwal kingdom. Complete details of population, religion, literacy and sex ratio in tabular format. Tehri has been derived from trihari, which signifies a place that washes away all three types of sins born out of thought mansa, word vacha and deed karmana, and the other part garh means a country fort or. Tehri garhwal is a hill district, situated in the lap of himalayas, in uttaranchal state. This article is all about gk questions 2020 and current affairs of uttarakhand. It is the highest dam in india and one of the tallest dams in the world. Department of history including ancient indian history, culture and archaeology. Books are kept there which can be accessed by the public on loan basis. The district of tehri garhwal stretches from the snow clad himalayan peaks of thalaiya sagar, jonli and the gangotri group all the way to the foothills near rishikesh. Raper of the 10th bengal has written an of garhwal wrote the historical work garharajavansh ka itihas history of the garhwal create a book download as pdf printable version. Tehri garhwal tourism 2020 uttarakhand top things to.
Tehri garhwal princely state homepage with pictures and. Tehri garhwal district this twopage report in a3 paper size format comprises the basic information of a particular district. Pdf on jan 1, 2004, satish kedia and others published garhwali ethnomedical systems find, read and. Garhwal kingdom, was an independent kingdom in the current northwestern himalayan state british writer and explorer captain f. Directory district tehri garhwal, government of uttarakhand india.
Raturi says the royal family of tehri garhwal belongs to the ancient panwar clan of rajputs. Tehri garhwal was ruled by the parmar shah dynasty. The doon valley down the ages by prem hari har lal. Tehri garhwal princely state a glimpse of royal history. Former royal palace of the maharaja of tehri garhwal at narendranagar, now.
Later, it became a part of the punjab hill states agency of british india, which consists of the present day tehri garhwal district and most of the uttarkashi district. Tehri garhwal is a district in the uttarakhand state of india. The popular hill station chamba is yet another famous destination in the district of tehri garhwal, and this place is located at an altitude of around 5000 feet, just sixty kilometers from tehri. Tehri and garhwal are the two words combined for naming the district as tehri garhwal. Hh maharaja manujendra shah sahib bahadur, 7th and present maharaja of tehrigarhwal since 7th january 2007. The history tehri garhwal that originally consisted of fifty two garhs or forts is mired with alliances, invasions, acquisitions and battles. These specially designed uttarakhand general knowledge questions and answers are very useful for ukssc and uktet and other national level examination. Pdf butterflies of garhwal, uttarakhand, western himalaya. He and his predecessors ruled over garhwal and the nearby condition of tehrigarhwal, in a continuous line till 1803, when the gurkhas attacked kumaon and garhwal, driving the garhwal boss into the fields. The summer of 2010 was an especially exciting time for me when as a part of a course organized by the centre of science and environment, delhi we were taken to tehri garhwal, uttarakhand to visit villages which transformed the way the world looks at environmental activism and conservation.
Uttarakhand books list of famous book on uttarakhand. History of garhwal 581947, an erstwhile kingdom in the himalayas. Garhwal has kept the doors of her secret shrines ajar so that we can step into the riches of her wisdom and. Other important places to visit in tehri garhwal include badrinath known for its hot springs, devaprayag, gautam rishis temple and sem mukhem temple. Tehri garhwal onlinetehri garhwal is one of the largest and sacred hilly districts in the hill state of uttarakhand tehri and garhwal are the two words combined for naming the district as tehri garhwal. Tehri garhwal house, 5 bhagwandas road, new delhi 110 001, india, born 1948, educated at modern school, new delhi, and graduated from st. Essay on jardhargaon a district of tehri garhwal, uttaranchal jardhargaon is situated in the district of tehri garhwal, uttaranchal. The hindu mythology and legends seemed to have showered tehri garhwal with several spiritual significances.
At the time when tehri dam was made state government uttarakhand has decided to to convert the famous tehri lake into an adventure tourism. Garhwal tourism read latest updates about garhwals culture. The summer of 2010 was an especially exciting time for me when as a part of a course organized by the centre of science and environment, delhi we were taken to tehrigarhwal, uttarakhand to visit villages which transformed the way the world looks at environmental activism and conservation. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. About two decades ago, the village faced severe shortage of fuel, fodder and water. Lt col yash srivastava, lieutenant colonel narendranagar, 1442bccatgmail dotcom, 9411611, 078227244, 078227244, new tehri, tehri garhwal. History of uttarakhand, uttarakhand history guide uttaranchal. Get discounted rates on hotel reservations in tehri garhwal district, india with. Tehri garhwal is a hill district, situated in the lap of himalayas, in uttarakhand state. Bhishma kukreti a history student sapadlaksh or shivalik hills. In any karmkand ritual of a garhwali in any part of world, pundit chants a sentence kedarkhande. King bhanu pratap was impressed with the prince and got his only daughter.
Stephens college, new delhi, passing out in 1969, the raj tilak ceremony as successor to the gadi was performed on. Stephens college, new delhi, passing out in 1969, the raj tilak ceremony as successor to the gadi was performed on 16 th. It is very difficult to describe garhwal in few words. Therefore, the history of garhwal before the dynastic rule of the panwar rulers is very obscure. Tehri garhwal is considered one of the sacred hill districts of uttarakhand. Tehri garhwal surprisingly is well connected to the rest of india. List of districts in uttarakhand simple english wikipedia. Situated in the scenic district of tehri garhwal, sem mukhem is dedicated to nag raja. Pauri different in topography, pauri garhwal district ranges from the foothills of kotdwars tarai to dhanaultis soullifting meadows, spreading at an altitude of 3,000 m, which remains snowbound in the winter months. Tehri garhwal demographics, district level information of. It is said that the prince kanak pal who hailed from malwa visited badrinath presently in chamoli district where he met the then mightiest king bhanu pratap.
Sep 01, 2017 women tales from tehri garhwal september 1, 2017 bhoomi magazine ecofeminism 0 meenal tatpati wrote this article because she was riveted by the fact that all the villages she travelled to in uttarakhand had one particular thing in common. In 1803, the gurkhas invaded garhwal which was soon followed by the british rule. Reconstruction of the political and administrative history of garhwal during the period 58 to 1947. Google map of tehri garhwal district, uttarakhand showing list of villages in tehri garhwal, uttarakhand, major roads, local train route, hotels, hospitals. How a climate initiative is reviving a garhwali hamlet june 5 is world environment day 04 jun, 2018, 11. Due to distant governance and plain politics the hill state was completely neglected in terms of economic and social leaders like p. History features of nomenclature of kedarkhand and garhwal part 3 history of garhwal 1223 1804 ad part 10 history of uttarakhand garhwal, kumaon and haridwar 255. History of tehri garhwal district before the establishment of panwar dynasty is not very clear. Historical books of garhwal cultural trends by euttaranchal. There is no direct flight or rail connectivity, to tehri garhwal.
Join facebook to connect with tehri garhwal and others you may know. An interpretative history of princely state of tehri garhwal, up, 1815 to 1949 ad. Tehri garhwal online tehri garhwal garhwal or gurwal. The tehri dam project has brought concerns about the environmental problems of locating a large dam in the delicate ecosystem of the himalayan foothills. The temple is located at an altitude of 2903 meters. Lying on the southern slopes of outer himalayas, tehri garhwal is on of the sacred hilly districts of uttarakhand state. It is this place where river ganga arrives in its real form at devprayag where river bhagirathi and river alaknanda merge. The deputy commissioner and the district magistrate are assisted by a number of officers such as deputy collector, assistant collector, assistant district. To reach to this temple, one has to walk for at least 7 km. History of uttarakhand garhwal, kumaon and haridwar 255. Tehri garhwal uttarakhand tourism development board. Kanak pal was the first ruler of the state of garhwal in 823 ad.